Comments on: UK Views on US News http://pdberger.com/uk-views-on-us-news/ A British freelance writer living in New York Wed, 17 Nov 2010 23:48:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Simon Owens http://pdberger.com/uk-views-on-us-news/comment-page-1/#comment-112150 Simon Owens Wed, 09 Apr 2008 04:32:59 +0000 http://pdberger.com/uk-views-on-us-news/#comment-112150 The problem with Denton's argument is his assumption that a pursuit of the Pultizer and pursuit of readership are mutually exclusive, which isn't true. The Washington Post story on Walter Reed got thousands of links, for instance, and the Post probably had one of its highest traffic days. The other problem is that Denton's own methods of "engaging readership" consist of posting an internet sex tap of one of the band members of Kiss (yes, in case you missed it, it was posted on Gawker Media's Valleywag, which is supposed to be focusing on Silicon Valley). I think that newspapers can be excused for not pursuing this line of "engaging readers." The problem with Denton’s argument is his assumption that a pursuit of the Pultizer and pursuit of readership are mutually exclusive, which isn’t true. The Washington Post story on Walter Reed got thousands of links, for instance, and the Post probably had one of its highest traffic days.

The other problem is that Denton’s own methods of “engaging readership” consist of posting an internet sex tap of one of the band members of Kiss (yes, in case you missed it, it was posted on Gawker Media’s Valleywag, which is supposed to be focusing on Silicon Valley).

I think that newspapers can be excused for not pursuing this line of “engaging readers.”

]]> By: pdberger http://pdberger.com/uk-views-on-us-news/comment-page-1/#comment-112093 pdberger Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:02:43 +0000 http://pdberger.com/uk-views-on-us-news/#comment-112093 I can see where they are both coming from, but I don't know whether I agree. It will take me a while to sort out my thinking on this one. If I get the chance over the next few days, I'll try to put some thoughts down. Now, back to deadlines and a leaky ceiling... I can see where they are both coming from, but I don’t know whether I agree.

It will take me a while to sort out my thinking on this one.

If I get the chance over the next few days, I’ll try to put some thoughts down.

Now, back to deadlines and a leaky ceiling…

]]> By: Cretin Regnant http://pdberger.com/uk-views-on-us-news/comment-page-1/#comment-112090 Cretin Regnant Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:52:11 +0000 http://pdberger.com/uk-views-on-us-news/#comment-112090 So what do you think about this PD? So what do you think about this PD?

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